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Table 4 Productivity data and costs of the three tested larval diets for Ceratitis capitata

From: Which artificial larval diet is better for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) rearing?

Larval diets

US$/kg of diet

Pupae/kg of diet

Pupae/US$1.00 of diet

kg of diet/1 million pupae

US$/1 million pupae

CF1

0.63

5018

7965

199.3

125.56

SB2

0.79

6514

8246

153.5

121.27

CP3

1.16

4135

3565

241.8

280.49

  1. 1CF: diet based on corn flour
  2. 2SB: based on sugarcane bagasse
  3. 3CP: based on lyophilized carrot powder